Kahil Fennell (born July 27, 1982) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach for the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.[1]

Coaching career

Fennell started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Alameda High School.[2] In 2015, Fennell joined UT Permian Basin as an unpaid assistant coach.[3] In 2016, Fennell was promoted by UT Permian Basin to serve as the team's associate head coach.[4] Then in 2017, Fennell decided to make the jump to Division I joining the Portland State Vikings as an assistant coach.[5] Fennell's next stop would be with the Louisville Cardinals in 2018 as he was as the team's director of operations.[6] In 2021, the Louisville Cardinals decided to promote Fennell to serve as one of the team's assistant coaches.[7] In 2022, Fennell decided to join the BYU Cougars as an assistant coach for the team.[8] Heading into the 2024 season, Fennell got his first career head coaching job as he was hired by the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros.[9][10]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (Southland Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley 13–12 5–9
UT Rio Grande Valley: 13–12 (.520) 5–9 (.357)
Total: 13–12 (.520)

References

  1. ^ Payne, Jackson. "This BYU basketball assistant will be taking a head coaching job elsewhere". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ Walker, Sean. "Who is Kahil Fennell? Here's how, why the former Louisville assistant came to BYU". KSL News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Kevin. "New BYU basketball assistant Kahil Fennell once took one of the worst jobs in college basketball and worked a miracle". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ Call, Jeff. "BYU men's basketball hires new assistant coach". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ Gardner, Hayes. "New Louisville basketball staffer brings unconventional experience". Courier & Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ Russell, Shannon. "Three things to know about Louisville basketball assistant coach Kahil Fennell". Courier & Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Louisville Promotes Kahil Fennell to Assistant Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ Hatch, Jake. "Sources: BYU Set To Hire Former Louisville Assistant Kahil Fennell As Assistant Coach". KSL Sports. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ Payne, Jackson. "This BYU basketball assistant will be taking a head coaching job elsewhere". Deseret News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ Vejar, Alex. "A BYU basketball assistant takes a head coaching job". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahil_Fennell
No tags for this post.